By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Another import from Mexico, this film is a beautiful celebration of life, love and family, and how the heart and familial bond prevails in the face of distress. Los Insolitos Peces Gato tells the story of a young lonely woman named Claudia (Ximena Ayala) who gets taken in… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 17 Review: LOS INSOLITOS PECES GATO (THE AMAZING CATFISH)
Category: Local Events
Cine Las Americas 17 Review: TERCERA LLAMADA (LAST CALL)
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival kicked off its seventeenth year with a doozy of a comedy which both celebrates and lampoons the theater. Tercera Llamada focuses on a theater production of Caligula where the director’s (Carina Gidi) personal crises affect her creative juices,… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 17 Review: TERCERA LLAMADA (LAST CALL)
Local Events: FESTIVAL DE LOS NINOS (CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL)
This Saturday, April 26, starting at 10:00 a.m. El Mundo Newspaper is hosting a festival for children at the North Austin Event Center. This totally free event will have games, prizes and surprises for the kids attending. The North Austin Events Center is located at 10601 N. Lamar Blvd. Should be lots of fun for… Continue reading Local Events: FESTIVAL DE LOS NINOS (CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL)
Local Events: AUSTIN EARTH DAY FESTIVAL
Celebrate Earth Day and Austin culture at the Austin Earth Day Festival. The event, which takes place this Saturday, April 26, from noon to 6:00 p.m. will feature over 75 exhibits, food and entertainment at the Historic Browning Hangar at Mueller. For more information including directions, go to http://earthdayaustin.com/ .
Local Events: WIENER DOG RACES
The Buda Lions Club is hosting the 17th Annual Buda Wiener Dog Races this Saturday and Sunday (April 26 & 27) at the Buda City Park. Admission is three dollars, but admission for children under 12 is free. For more information on the event, including directions go to http://www.budalionsclub.com/ for all the details.
Local Movie Events: THE 17TH ANNUAL CINE LAS AMERICAS FILM FESTIVAL
For those who haven’t already heard, the annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday, April 22. The annual event hosts a variety of films from Spanish & Portuguese speaking nations and cultures, as well as films produced by indigenous cultures. This year’s festival honors the work of Mexican-American filmmaker Efrain Gutierrez,… Continue reading Local Movie Events: THE 17TH ANNUAL CINE LAS AMERICAS FILM FESTIVAL
Local Events: Tomlinson’s Spring Fling Pet Party
Tomlinson’s Round Rock is hosting a Spring pet party with costume contests, prize giveaways, training, and more! The event takes place this Saturday, April 26, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Go to http://www.tomlinsons.com/round-rock-tx-tomlinsons-store.php for more details and for directions to get the store.
Local Movie News: BREATHE IN
Opening today (April 11) at the Regal Arbor Cinema 8 is Breathe In, a film by Drake Doremus (Like Crazy) that stars Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, and Amy Ryan. The Regal Arbor Cinema 8 is located at 9828 Great Hills Trail, Austin, TX 78759.
Movie News/Local Events: AFS IN APRIL
(AUSTIN, TX)—The Austin Film Society is pleased to announce upcoming programming for April 2014. The month’s schedule to date is as follows:
Movie News: CHEAP THRILLS
E.L. Katz’s directorial debut and winner of the SXSW “Midnighters Audience Award.” Cheap Thrills, starring Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, David Koechner, and Sara Paxton, is available on VOD now and in theaters March 21, 2014 at Alamo Drafthouse – Slaughter Lane. Cheap Thrills follows Craig (Pat Healy, Compliance), a struggling family man who loses his low-wage job… Continue reading Movie News: CHEAP THRILLS